You no longer count (Tu n'es plus rien!)

"You No Longer Count" by René Boylesve is a story set during World War I, where we meet Odette Jacquelin, a young woman whose world is turned upside down by the war and her husband Jean's deployment as a reserve officer. The story explores themes of love, loss, and how people change when faced with big conflicts. It begins with Odette sick in bed, remembering a time before the war when she and her friends were happily planning for the summer. These flashbacks show her love for Jean and their cozy life together before the war, but the declaration of war shatters everything, pushing her happy memories further away and starting her tough emotional journey as she deals with the harsh realities of war and her husband's military service. The book captures the shift from peaceful domestic life to the turmoil of wartime.